FBI Data Breach
The FBI issued a public service announcement alert in May warning of the threat posed by ShinyHunters, which they describe as a "cyber criminal group specializing in large-scale data breaches and extortion."Reported by 16 of 16 outlets; wording from ABC News.
What happened
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“While the point of breach is still undetermined — whether a third-party or the FBI’s enterprise — we are actively and aggressively investigating this matter and working closely with those third-party providers that support FBIJobs.gov to mitigate any and all risk.”
The hackers said on Tuesday (Washington time) that they had breached the FBI, stealing data on a large number of current and former FBI employees.
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A message posted to the site on Tuesday, local time, said both it and the FBI Special Agent Applicant Portal were "currently unavailable".
Although Reuters has not been able to authenticate the entire spreadsheet, it has been able to individually verify the details of more than 22 people by cross-referencing information in the hacked data with credit records and previous data leaks carried by the dark web intelligence platform District 4 Labs.
Analysis
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The data sample appeared to contain information about FBI agents' names, home addresses, social security numbers, their assignments and, in some cases, the names of their family members.
Disputed
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Framing
How the first headlines put it
How it changed
- 22 Sep
The FBI told the Daily Mail in a statement: 'The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and is currently investigating.'
- 23 Sep
ShinyHunters is one of the world’s most notorious and attention-seeking hacking crews.
- 25 Sep
'Extremely sensitive medical data' for FBI agents among hacked records: Report
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- 28 Sep
The hackers behind the massive FBI breach told 404 Media on Monday they do not intend to publish the data.
- 30 Sep
The FBI's video posted on social media also featured a recently announced arrest of one alleged member of ShinyHunters in Amsterdam by the Dutch National Police, an operation the FBI thanked their Dutch partners for leading.
Coverage 23 articles
- 2 Oct Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
404 Media 
30 Sep FBI hack claim raises fears over sensitive personal data
Fox News
30 Sep FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
NPR- 29 Sep ShinyHunters hackers say they won't leak sensitive FBI data
CBC
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28 Sep FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data
404 Media- 26 Sep What drives ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for hacking the FBI?
CBC 26 Sep ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff
The Straits Times
26 Sep Inside the FBI hack: Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach
BBC
25 Sep 'Extremely sensitive medical data' for FBI agents among hacked records: Report
ABC News (US)
The Straits Times
25 Sep Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
BBC
25 Sep FBI says source of its jobs portal breach still unknown as hackers allege employee data compromised
Fox News
23 Sep Cybercriminal group claims it stole FBI personnel and applicant data
CBS News23 Sep FBI hacked: Cyber gang claims it has sensitive data of agents and operations
Sydney Morning Herald
23 Sep FBI investigating hacking group’s claim of massive breach of agent info
NBC News
23 Sep FBI investigates breach of jobs website as hackers claim ‘very sensitive data’ stolen
The Guardian
23 Sep Cyber group claims it hacked the FBI and stole personal info on 5,000 employees
The Independent
23 Sep FBI investigating possible cyber breach of its job application website: Sources
ABC News (US)
23 Sep ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI
The Hindu
23 Sep 'Almost all agents' data stolen? Hackers claim they breached FBI jobs site, stole 2TB of data
Times of India23 Sep ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees
The Straits Times22 Sep Hacking group purports to have stolen FBI data in cyber attack
ABC News (AU)
22 Sep Nightmare for Kash Patel as hackers 'steal data on EVERY FBI agent' and issue chilling Trump threat
Daily Mail
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